plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
losing weight; slimming; lean person
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
successful person; success
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
leaving school during a term
military force; military strength
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
production output; number of goods manufactured
high and low; rise and fall
proceeds from sale; receipts
armaments; military preparations
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
buying power; purchasing power
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
small container; person of small capacities
export; exportation; efferent
part; part-timer; part-time (work)